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Noun (1)

answer, response, reply, rejoinder, retort mean something spoken, written, or done in return. answer implies the satisfying of a question, demand, call, or need.
had answers to all their questions response may imply a quick or spontaneous reaction to a person or thing that serves as a stimulus.
a response to the call for recruits reply often suggests a thorough response to all issues, points, or questions raised.
a point-by-point reply to the accusation rejoinder can be a response to a reply or to an objection.
a salesman with a quick rejoinder to every argument retort implies a reaction to an implicit or explicit charge, criticism, or attack which contains a countercharge or counterattack.
she made a cutting retort to her critics